“We hope that outstanding students are willing to do their major in medicine. With our determined and persistent efforts, the best medical student will turn into the best doctor.” On November 28, Ms. Chen Xiaoying, President of Shentong Express, made a donation of 40 million yuan to Zhejiang University to set up the “Chen Xiaoying Medical Education and Teaching Foundation”.As one of the founders of Shentong Express, Ms. Chen has been dedicated to the construction and development of national ...

On November 21, Wu Zhaohui, President of Zhejiang University, paid a visit to the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands.At TU/e, Wu Zhaohui held an in-depth discussion about prospective cooperation with Frank Baaijens, TU/e’s Rector Magnificus and ir. Jan Mengelers, TU/e’s President of the Executive Board. They reached an agreement that they will enhance cooperation in energy, health and big data by taking into account their respective development strategy, focusing on s...

A 4-legged robot, which can run, jump and clear obstacles, made its dazzling appearance at the 3rd World Internet Conference & the Light of Internet Expo. It is co-invented by Zhejiang University and Nanjiang Robotics Co., Ltd.The robot is named “Chitu”, meaning a “red rabbit” in English. Because it can clamber up a slope, ascend steps, and walk, prance and run on jolting roads, it is expected to facilitate production and life for human beings. When Chitu trots, it can move at the speed ...

 On November 15, Prof. Raj Reddy, a winner of the Turing Award, delivered a speech tilted “IoT Intensive Smart Cities Enable Innovative Engineering Industries”. This speech is part of the Qizhen Global Vision Lecture Series in celebration of the coming 120th anniversary of Zhejiang University.Prof. Raj Reddy began his speech with the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT), which refers to the internetworking of physical devices, vehicles, buildings and other items―embedded with electron...

 On the morning of November 8, Ren Shaobo, Vice Executive President of Zhejiang University, met with a delegation of the University Melbourne led by Prof. Margaret Sheil, the University’s Provost, and Prof. Simon Evans, the University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor (International).Ren Shaobo pointed out that Zhejiang University places much emphasis on its partnership with the University of Melbourne and plans to expand cooperation in other new fields, including pharmacy, agronomy and big data. Mar...

In a long-term project launched by the Wellness Living Laboratory (WELL) of the Stanford Prevention Research Center and the Chronic Disease Research Institute at Zhejiang University, the researchers are combining traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) assessments with data collection from 10,000 participants in Hangzhou to test strategies to improve and maintain well-being. This project has captured immense coverage from various media, including China Daily.The project WELL-China is unique in severa...

“Let’s make concerted efforts in this expedition. Preparation is the cornerstone of success. Young members are definitely the backbone of the team.” On November 2, Prof. Ye Ying from the Ocean College of Zhejiang University sent this WeChat message to every member of the Antarctic Ocean expedition team on China’s 33rd Antarctic expedition which was launched when research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong (Snow Dragon) left a Shanghai dock. Prof. Ye was appointed as captain of the Antarctic Ocean...

“Let’s make concerted efforts in this expedition. Preparation is the cornerstone of success. Young members are definitely the backbone of the team.” On November 2, Prof. Ye Ying from the Ocean College of Zhejiang University sent this WeChat message to every member of the Antarctic Ocean expedition team on China’s 33rd Antarctic expedition which was launched when research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong (Snow Dragon) left a Shanghai dock. Prof. Ye was appointed as captain of the Antarctic Ocean...